| 6,500 CHILDREN Children from Coventry pay a visit to Portsmouth to be shown the Naval sights. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5506 |
| Catalog #: | 251058 | |
| Clip Number: | 251058-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/71 | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:15 - 01:30:05 | |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Devon, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Devon MILITARY: Navy, British TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military, Battleship TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Tall Ship / Clipper Ship | |
| Description: | "Portsmouth. 6,500 Schoolchildren in 10 special trains travel from Coventry and back to spend glorious few hours with 'their Navy'." Portsmouth, Devon. Young children in uniform (Naval cadets?) march around parade square. Children walk up gangplank to go on board HMS Victory. Shots of children queuing to get onto Nelson's flagship. Shots of children being shown the spot on the deck where Nelson died. CU plaque on deck marking the spot. Quick shot of the rigging. Shots of the children on their tour of the historic sailing warship. Shots of children (mainly boys) on board a modern 1930s warship. They inspect the guns. They are being shown around by sailors. A 4.7 inch caliber anti-aircraft gun is demonstrated, and the children are instructed that the gun can fire ten rounds per minute. | |
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